Oscar Wilde's life-size sculpture in Merrion Square, depicting a debonair Oscar Wilde in evening jacket. |
Famous quotations attributed to Oscar Wilde include the following :
Duty is what one expects from others.
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Nothing succeeds like excess.
Punctuality is the thief of Time.
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
Wilde's popular satirical plays include; A Woman of No Importance (1893), The Importance of Being Earnest & An Ideal Husband (1895)

Leafy park shrubbery around Oscar Wilde's life-size sculpture reclining on a large boulder, holding a drink bottle. |
The Oscar Wilde statue is located in Merrion Square Dublin, close to Ireland's National Art Gallery pictured below, & nearby Irish Government Buildings.
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